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Buying, Selling and Trading Personal Firearms - GunDeals.org

Good day everyone. I just kicked off a new community-based website for the buying, selling and trading of guns, accessories and ammunition for free. There are also places to post meet-ups and OC dinners as well as an event calendar.

The site is organized much like Craigslist in that each state is divided into specific city-based geographical areas. This will allow for closer "Face-to-Face" transactions between buyers and sellers. I tried to keep the theme simple so that posting and browsing would be as easy as possible.

Please take a moment to stop by the site - and if you have anything that you're looking to buy or sell, please post it up!

Just don't get like Gunbroker where they want your personal info now to post. It's is NO business of any forum where I live, how old I am, or what my SS# is. The only one I have to answer to is the ATF if I break a law. BOYCOTT Gunbroker! They are more intrusive than the federal government!

Just don't get like Gunbroker where they want your personal info now to post. It's is NO business of any forum where I live, how old I am, or what my SS# is. The only one I have to answer to is the ATF if I break a law. BOYCOTT Gunbroker! They are more intrusive than the federal government!

Good point. I have no intentions of doing any such thing. As far as I'm concerned, I offer the service online, and what people do with it is up to them. I don't want to know who you are or with whom you're dealing. It's up to the responsibility of those using the site to use it in accordance with the laws that are applicable to their locality (local, state and federal, etc...).

There are quite a few good listings in Virginia, but not many elsewhere, so far. This is a nationwide site - and as Obama would say "All 57 States" could get some good use out of it! http://GunDeals.org

Just a question (which may or may not be applicable to the site in question as in what it lacks/needs/ect.): Can you sell firearms as private sellers across state lines? I.e. if I want to sell my gun and I am just a normal person, what do I have to do? Can I just accept paypal and then ship off the gun? Do I have to get a FFL and do something with it? Do I need to call in for a background check or whatever?

Okay, so maybe a FAQ might be useful.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1796.If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).
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Q: Can you sell firearms as private sellers across state lines?
A: No. You may buy a long gun from an FFL in the another state, provided it is legal in both your states. If you purchase a handgun from a dealer or any gun from a private party, they must be sent to an FFL in your home state and you take possession from the dealer. (Some dealers won't accept a transfer from a non-dealer, so check first). A transfer between two non-licensed (non-FFL) people across state lines is a felony.

Q: I.e. if I want to sell my gun and I am just a normal person, what do I have to do?
A: I think FFL holders are normal people too

Q: Can I just accept paypal and then ship off the gun?
A: The FAQ will discourage Paypal and shipping of anything, as fraud runs rampant on the internet. The site is intended to allow individuals to facilitate local face-to-face sales.

Q: Do I have to get a FFL and do something with it?
A: Refer to the first answer

Q: Do I need to call in for a background check or whatever?
You can't call in for a background check - only an FFL licensee can. Refer to the first answer.

Just a question (which may or may not be applicable to the site in question as in what it lacks/needs/ect.): Can you sell firearms as private sellers across state lines? I.e. if I want to sell my gun and I am just a normal person, what do I have to do? Can I just accept paypal and then ship off the gun? Do I have to get a FFL and do something with it? Do I need to call in for a background check or whatever?

Okay, so maybe a FAQ might be useful.

Without going into all the technicalities and citing every relevant BATFEIEIO regulation, the short answer is, Yes you can.

You transfer the handgun directly to a receiving FFL in the purchaser's state, who conducts the background check and all the other stuff. Your problem is should the purchaser fail the background check the FFL must transfer the firearm back to a FFL in your state who will then transfer it back to you.

Go read/ask BATFEIEIO for the detailed specifics.

stay safe.

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Love the sight hopefully the wisconsin section takes off. Also im loving that theres a bb gun section, sounds dumb but iv been hanging the classic old daisys on my wall for a few years now look forward to it taking off and spending a hour looking threw it lol